n.
Pronunciation: i- ' mä-( ˌ )g ō , - ' m ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural imagoes or ima · gi · nes \ - ' m ā -g ə - ˌ n ē z, - ' mä-; - ' m ā -j ə -, - ' ma- \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, image
Date: circa 1797
1 : an insect in its final, adult, sexually mature, and typically winged state
2 : an idealized mental image of another person or the self